⁵ I cry to you, Lord;
    I say, “You are my refuge,^(A)
    my portion^(B) in the land of the living.”^(C)

¹⁶ they are the ones who will dwell on the heights,^(A)
    whose refuge^(B) will be the mountain fortress.^(C)
Their bread will be supplied,
    and water will not fail^(D) them.

¹⁹ Lord, my strength and my fortress,
    my refuge^(A) in time of distress,
to you the nations will come^(B)
    from the ends of the earth and say,
“Our ancestors possessed nothing but false gods,^(C)
    worthless idols^(D) that did them no good.^(E)

⁷ The Lord is good,^(A)
    a refuge in times of trouble.^(B)
He cares for^(C) those who trust in him,^(D)

⁵⁷ You came near^(A) when I called you,
    and you said, “Do not fear.”^(B)